Militant/Terry Coggan

Ten workers at Kentucky Fried Chicken in Auckland, New Zealand, walked off the job in a two-hour protest strike December 3. They were joined by 50 supporters. “This is great, my first strike,” said Sam Van Der Kolk, 15, who earns $7.13 (NZ$1 = US 70 cents) an hour. The action was part of a campaign launched by the Unite union for an increase in the minimum wage to $12 an hour, and for the abolition of youth rates. The minimum wage is $9.50. For those under age 18 it’s $7.60.

—TERRY COGGAN  
 
 
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